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On December 13, 2019, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Nicaragua Denis Ronaldo Moncada Colindres made an official visit to Russia at the invitation of the Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The visit was timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Russia and Nicaragua.
The ministers noted the consistent strengthening of Russian-Nicaraguan relations, which are developing in the spirit of strategic partnership, mutual trust, solidarity and mutual assistance. (...)

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Laureano Ortega Murillo, the son of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo, as well as Nicaraguan bank Banco Corporativo SA (BanCorp). Today’s action, taken pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13851, targets corrupt financial operations and Ortega regime support networks. The individual and entity designated today support a regime that, since April 2018, has cracked (...)

Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega announced that his government does not recognize the Libyan rebels’ National Transitional Council (NTC) as the legitimate representative of the Libyan people and described NTC as "an instrument of intervention by NATO forces."
"We can not recognize it. There will have to be an understanding, agreement and decision of the Libyan people in an atmosphere of peace that can legitimize a government authority," Ortega said during a public ceremony in Managua. (...)
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Iran/Nicaragua : Hillary Clinton’s new lie by
Thierry Meyssan

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton voiced concerns about the construction of an Iranian mega-embassy in Nicaragua. "Experts" spoke on U.S. television about secret military operations being orchestrated by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in Latin America against U.S. and Israeli interests. What exactly is the factual basis for this media racket?

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton recently warned of a "huge embassy in Managua," adding: "You can only imagine what that’s for."
By David V. Johnson
Have you heard that Iran built a mega-embassy in Nicaragua? Word of this development has passed the lips of many a conservative anxious about Tehran’s intentions. As the Washington Post reports:
It is not clear where the report of the embassy in Managua began. But in the past two years, it has made its way into congressional (...)

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